Legends of the Old West
Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, and Butch and Sundance. Lakota, Comanche and Apache. Wars, gunfights and robberies. This show covers the toughest lawmen, the wildest outlaws, and the deadliest towns — all the people and events that shaped the American West.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 275
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
BUFFALO BILL Ep. 6 | “‘Tin Jesus On Horseback’”
Difficult times are ahead for Buffalo Bill Cody in the final years of his life. He helps found the town of Cody, Wyoming, but its creation, and other investments, lead to dire financial trouble. Bill…
00:31:38 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
BUFFALO BILL Ep. 5 | “The Wild West Abroad”
Buffalo Bill Cody takes his popular Wild West production to Europe for years of tours and performances for royalty and the average fan alike. But as the production experiences unprecedented success a…
00:34:22 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
BUFFALO BILL Ep. 4 | “The Wild West”
Buffalo Bill loses his best friend, Texas Jack, but he discovers a path toward resurgence in the entertainment business. A Fourth of July party evolves into the life-changing production that will be …
00:33:36 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
BUFFALO BILL Ep. 3 | “‘First Scalp For Custer’”
Buffalo Bill and Texas Jack quickly become rich and famous actors, but they continue to head west between tours to act as hunting guides and scouts for the Army. In the summer of 1876, the Army enlis…
00:33:21 |
Wed 27 Dec 2023
BUFFALO BILL Ep. 2 | “Frontier Hero”
Buffalo Bill Cody and his friend/idol Wild Bill Hickok become scouts for the Army after the Civil War. Cody and the Fifth Cavalry fight Cheyenne chief Tall Bull and his Dog Soldiers. And then Cody me…
00:32:52 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
BUFFALO BILL Ep. 1 | “Tragedy and Transformation”
William Cody experiences more than his share of grief at a young age: by the time he is 18 years old, he’s lost three family members and has been forced to grow up fast. He sees some of the violence …
00:31:55 |
Wed 13 Dec 2023
FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 6 | Bloody Benders, Part 2
A father and his daughter go missing in Labette County, Kansas in late 1872. A neighbor searches for them, and he never comes home. His wife sounds the alarm. Search parties descend on the Bender far…
00:34:03 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 5 | Bloody Benders, Part 1
In 1870, a “family” called the Benders moves to Labette County in southern Kansas. There are four people in the group, but no one in the area fully understands the relationship between them. They bui…
00:32:54 |
Wed 01 Nov 2023
FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 4 | Donner Party, Part 4
WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of cannibalism.
The Donner Party experiences the worst case scenario. They’re starving and living in crude shelters. A small group begins the trek over th…
00:35:34 |
Wed 25 Oct 2023
FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 3 | Donner Party, Part 3
The Donner Party faces another punishing trip across a desert before it finally reaches the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the border between Nevada and California. The party has lost a ton of time, but …
00:33:09 |
Wed 18 Oct 2023
FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 2 | Donner Party, Part 2
The Donner-Reed caravan passes the halfway point of its journey to California, and now the real problems begin. After meeting legendary mountain man, Jim Bridger, the caravan chooses to take an unpro…
00:36:39 |
Wed 11 Oct 2023
FRONTIER TRAGEDY Ep. 1 | Donner Party, Part 1
In 1846 in Springfield, Illinois, the Donner family teams up with the Reed family to form the core of a caravan that will travel to the rich farmland of California. The problem is, they’re already la…
00:32:25 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
NEW SHOW | “Mission History”
Black Barrel Media and QCODE proudly share a preview of Mission History, a podcast that chronicles the tales of legendary military leaders, epic campaigns, and covert missions that remained hidden fo…
00:14:35 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Introducing "Real Survival Stories" from Noiser
Noiser presents a brand-new podcast: Real Survival Stories. Hosted by John Hopkins, the show brings you astonishing tales of ordinary people thrust into extraordinary survival situations.
In this tas…
00:31:09 |
Wed 30 Aug 2023
SWINDLERS Ep. 6 | “The Snake Oil King”
A mysterious remedy called “snake oil” became one of the most enduring parts of the Old West. Of all the scammers who traveled the towns of the West selling the magical potion, Clark Stanley rose to …
00:31:35 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
SWINDLERS Ep. 5 | “Fool’s Gold”
Charles Baggs, who became known as Doc Baggs, followed the gold rush to Colorado in the late 1850s. He quickly decided that there were easier ways to make money than by mining for gold. For years, he…
00:32:21 |
Wed 16 Aug 2023
SWINDLERS Ep. 4 | “Lottie Deno”
A woman who used the name “Lottie Deno” became one of the most successful gamblers in the West. She kept her true identity secret from most people as she moved through towns in Texas, including Fort …
00:33:07 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
SWINDLERS Ep. 3 | “The Great Diamond Hoax”
In 1872, two men devised one of the most audacious plans of the Old West era. They started a campaign to convince high-profile businessmen that a barren patch of ground was the first diamond mine in …
00:32:04 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
SWINDLERS Ep. 2 | “Riverboat Gambler”
George Devol spent 40 years gambling on trains and riverboats. He was clever and creative, and he needed all his wiles to escape some close calls.
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00:31:06 |
Wed 26 Jul 2023
SWINDLERS Ep. 1 | “Soapy Smith”
From Colorado to Alaska, Jefferson “Soapy” Smith made a name for himself as one of the premier con artists of the Old West. He used a variety of tricks to swindle people out of their money, but none …
00:31:20 |
Wed 19 Jul 2023
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